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Sept. 22, 2025

Coast Guard working to reduce payment delays for USCG Military Childcare in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) program

Here’s what members waiting on MCCYN benefits payments can do.

An HNS-1 helicopter in flight. (Coast Guard Historian’s Office)

Sept. 19, 2025

Erickson—Coast Guard pioneer of helicopter flight 80 years ago!

80 years ago, Coast Guard pilot LCDR Frank A. Erickson's revolutionized search and rescue.

Two Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, hover over the water while conducting training.

Sept. 19, 2025

USCG Surface and Aviation Capabilities: Tip of the Spear

The Coast Guard's integrated surface and aviation assets provide unmatched maritime security, rescue, and defense capabilities.

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Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard invests $50M to revamp Merchant Mariner Credentialing system

The Coast Guard is modernizing its Mariner Credentialing Program to improve efficiency and support the maritime industry.

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Sept. 12, 2025

Military OneSource Launches Coast Guard Information Page

Military OneSource is a valuable, free benefit available to all active duty, Reserve, and National Guard members, as well as eligible family members.

Distinguished Coast Guard pilot Charles Thrun standing on an OL-5 float in an early aviator suit. Notice the landing gear folded into the float behind him. (Smithsonian Institution)

Sept. 12, 2025

“CG 1”—the Coast Guard’s first aircraft

Driven by the need to combat rum-running during Prohibition, the U.S. Coast Guard established its aviation program, acquiring its first aircraft, and proving the value of aerial interdiction.

Painting of the Escanaba’s nighttime Dorchester rescue effort painted by Robert Lavin. (Coast Guard Collection)

Sept. 10, 2025

“I saw them hang on with one hand and break ice with the other”—the Coast Guard’s Greenland Patrol

"To the officers of the Greenland Patrol vessels: This is your command. Your first command. Your first great chance. It is hard, responsible, vital duty. War duty. Don’t fail your country or your ship or me." RDML Edward Smith (USCG), Commander Task Force 24.8 (“Greenland Patrol”), 1944

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Sept. 9, 2025

Connectedness saves lives: Every Coast Guard man and woman, every day

Here are steps YOU can take to increase connectedness during Suicide Prevention Month.

Pictured is a rare photograph of NC-4 during flight operations. NC-4 had three forward-facing tractor engines and one center-mounted pusher engine. (Naval History and Heritage Command)

Sept. 5, 2025

Elmer Stone—Coast Guard Aviator #1 set the world record over 100 years ago!

Coast Guard aviators have always been at the forefront of technological change and put themselves in harm’s way to complete the mission. Many have risked their lives pioneering the development of the helicopter, initiating the rescue swimmer program, and serving as astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program. Coast Guard aviation crews have flown

The words 20 Years Later are shown on the top of a bus. In the foreground, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer is hoisting a survivor during Hurricane Katrina.

Sept. 4, 2025

Learning from Disaster: How Katrina helped us prepare for future catastrophes

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Coast Guard has undergone sweeping changes in readiness, technology, and interagency collaboration.

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